March 17, 2009 - (ATLANTA) - Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State's Robinson College of Business, was a featured guest on CNN Newsroom with Rick Sanchez when the show broadcast live from the Georgia State University Student Center on March 16.
Sanchez and Dhawan had a wide-ranging discussion about bonuses for AIG employees, bailouts for banks, and the economic outlook.
Graduate student Maru Gonzalez, a graduate student in Georgia State's College of Education who is a regular commentator on Sanchez' show, interviewed GSU students in the audience. Students offered opinions about former Vice President Dick Cheney's role in the economic crisis, the need for more bank regulation, and the public's responsibility to be informed citizens.
Rick Sanchez anchors the 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. edition of CNN Newsroom each weekday and serves as a contributor for CNN en Español. Based in the network's headquarters in Atlanta and New York, Sanchez joined the network in September 2004.
The largest business school in the South and part of a major research institution, the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, an epicenter of business and a gateway to the world. With programs on four continents and students from 150 countries, the College is both worldwide and world class. Its part-time MBA program is ranked number five in the nation and has been in the top 10 for 13 consecutive years. The College has 200 faculty, 7,400 students and 65,000 alumni. Noted for an emphasis on educating leaders, the Robinson College and Georgia State have produced more of Georgia's top executives with graduate degrees than any other school in the nation.
